Just 150 tickets will be on sale for the intimate evening event featuring dinner and entertainment which also includes 2015 X Factor finalist Kiera Weathers and 15-year-old Billingham singer Ty Lewis.

American singer O’Neal shot to fame in the 80s with a string of hits, telly viewers will also know he took part in last year’s Celebrity Big Brother TV series, leaving the show on day 12.

He’s no stranger to Teesside either, last appearing at the TFM Soundworks venue on Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough - now the Tees Valley Arena - in 2014. His latest Teesside date was confirmed by promoter Junior Masandi of Infinity Brand Management who teamed up with the owners of The Swan to organise the event.

“I worked with Alex at Soundworks and he was a great pleasure to work with and was a fantastic show,” said Junior.

“I have a great relationship with his agent and I contacted him, he was very eager to come back to the area.”